OESTARA / NO TROPHY - SPLIT - BRAND NEW CASSETTE TAPE
Talented UK producers Oestara and No Trophy showcase two 30-minute sets that bring together choice cuts from their dreamy discographies, a mutual affection for ambient IDM and cerebral glitch unifying the release. And for Ramber, it’s a project that reignites our early flirtation with electronic composition (espher and Botpoem & Bugyell fans, you still with us?).
Oestara is Kent-based artist Ali Grimsey and her gently stoned side is the warmer of the two with its nebulous blossoming, pretty patterning and pillowy loops, while Matt Whittle’s No Trophy (also of Emperor Zero) is more at home in the realms of dark ambience.
What follows is an exercise in yin and yang, Oestara pairing chopped and spliced pitch-shifting and skittering beats with Balearic bliss and 2-step precision, while No Trophy explores downtempo bleeps and zero gravity zen, organic pulses rippling the surface of his new age meditation. Hazy afternoon sesh through to the streaking lights of the ride home from the afters, Oestara and No Trophy got you covered.
